Chytranthus talbotii
Conservation status:
Common
Diagnostic description:
Small tree to 10 m tall, unbranched (or with few, erect branches) and a terminal rosette of very large leaves. Inflorescence borne at the base of the trunk, flowers white, probably dioecious. Fruits yellow when mature, ovoid, up to 12 cm long, animal-dispersed.
Global Distribution:
Upper and Lower Guinea, from Ivory Coast to cameroon
Uses:
Fruits reported to be edible, but not eaten in the Korup area